Christmas Lights

Our friends the France's invited readers of their blog to try to beat their example of Christmas lights gone overboard. Theirs is good, just what we'd expect for Nevada. Here's our Kansas City entry. This is the Christmas house in our old neighborhood in Prairie Village and we've made a point of going by every year. The pictures don't do it justice, but it's an attempt anyway.

As seen from the street. Every window is an animated display..Santa and Rudolf, Gingerbread people, elves, you name it. As you walk up the drive, you can smell the musty odor of the decorations that have been stored in the basement for decades. Tonight the homeowner was out front and we heard him telling someone that he starts in August with the workshop (in the garage..picture below). To the far left, where you see a blue glow, is an animated nativity. The roof is covered with elves, Christmas shoppers, whatever.

The top picture is the roof. Below is Santa's workshop in the garage. Everything you see is animated from Santa and Mrs. Claus to the mice working on toys.